Forgiving Nancy (Last Hangman MC, #5)(24)

“I know you can walk on your own, but considering the state we found you in last night, it’s better to be safe than sorry and make sure you make the hundred yards that separates the two buildings in one piece.” He looks at me intently and I just nod in agreement. What the hell am I supposed to say to that? “Remember anything from last night?”

“No, not really. It’s all fuzzy.” I sigh.

“Do you think last night’s * spiked your drink?”

“Most likely. All I know is that my ass is sore.” I frown.

“Did he hit you?” He stops next to me and I turn around to look at him.

“I think so, I have rows of small bloodied holes on my ass.” I make a disgusted face.

“Motherf*cker.” He mumbles under his breath and starts walking again. “Remember where he lives?”

“Not really. I don’t think I was running that long though so it must be near Bourbon Street. Wish I had grabbed my bag on my way out, I’d have been able to ask John.”

“Who’s John?”

“The guy who drives us to various houses when we have make home visits.”

“Home visits? What the f*ck?”

“Uh…”

“You better speak up,” he tells me as we walk into the bar. Upon seeing my discomfort, Viv immediately rushes over to us.

“Stop scaring Nancy, Ant.” She chastises him as she wraps an arm around my shoulders and leads me over to a booth by the bar where Gabe and another guy, whose name I can’t remember, are sitting.

“I was just trying to get her to talk about what happened, that’s it,” Ant calls from behind us.

“Don’t you dare take that tone with me.” Viv warns as she turns around to glare at Ant. The scene in front of me is hilarious and I can’t help the laugh that escapes my lips. Both sets of eyes quickly turn to me with Viv smirking at me and Ant glaring.

“What? You gotta admit this is hilarious. A big, badass biker getting his ass handed to him by a tiny woman.” I try to stop the smirk from spreading over my lips but I can’t.

“Fuck me drunk, not another one. I’m out of here. Fill me in later. We’ll take care of that * that hurt you last night.” He groans and swaggers out of the bar.

“Well, he’s a bit intense,” I say, sobering up as I scoot into the seat of the booth.

“You don’t say.” Gabe chuckles.

“I’m Aleck by the way.” The other guy introduces himself. He seems as friendly as the others and there’s an uncanny resemblance between him and Gabe.

“Are you two brothers?” I look between them, trying to spot the differences between them and struggling.

“Yes, and Nicole is our sister.” Gabe smiles proudly.

“Ah, I feel for the poor girl.” I shake my head whilst snickering.

“Oh f*ck, she’s like our women alright. Didn’t take long for you lot to rub off on her,” Aleck says to Viv and I can hear the desperation in his tone.

“What do you mean?” I ask him confused.

“You’ll soon find out that none of us have any modicum of control over our women.” Aleck shrugs.

“Just how it’s supposed to be,” Viv and I say in unison.

“Fuck! That shit’s scary” Gabe exclaims.

“Here you go, Nance.” Viv sets a mug of coffee in front of me and a plate with scrambled eggs, bacon and toast in front of me.

“You didn’t have to.”

“I promised you coffee and breakfast in my note. I always keep my promises.” She grins, looking proud of herself. “Feeling any better?”

“Yes, thank you.” I smile and take a bite of the eggs, trying not to moan in delight. “My memory isstill blurry about last night, my ass is still sore and I’m worried that they might be after me.” I sigh but keep eating. I didn’t realize just how hungry I was and the food is amazing.

“Who could be after you?” Gabe asks.

“The people who kidnapped me and kept me captive all these years,” I state after swallowing a mouthful of food.

“Any names?”

“No. It’s not like we were on a first name basis.” I frown, faking being annoyed but in reality, I know damn well who’s behind it all.

“How long have you been kept there?” Gabe asks and looks at me with such intensity that I feel like I’m pinned to my seat.

“Don’t scare her, Love.” Viv pats his shoulder, snapping him out of his stare and coming to my rescue.

“I didn’t mean to scare her, just trying to figure shit out.” He winks at Viv.

“Since the day I was taken.” I blurt out.

“Fuck.” All three of them say together.

“Where’s Bennett?” I question after finishing the eggs.

“Away. He needed some time to cool off,” Gabe says eyeing me up.

“I need to see him.”

“Why?” Gabe asks, sounding a little bit protective. No doubt he’s looking after his friend’s best interests.

“Because I need to talk to him. I haven’t seen him in five years and things were left unfinished. I wanted to talk to him last night but he left. I was too shocked to say anything to him after running into him. I still can’t believe that all of you just happened to be looking for me on the same night that I escaped. He was my happy, he’s the reason I’m still alive today and didn’t blow my brains out. He’s what’s kept me going for so long. I don’t know what he’s been through for the past five years, if he looked for me, if he was worried about me or if he thought of me, but I was worried of how he’d react to me disappearing and thought of him, every damn day. So please, where is Bennett?” I internally congratulate myself for managing to get it all out whilst keeping my voice calm and levelled. I keep eye contact with Gabe and I see something in him shift.